T 0684/08 (Honeycomb structure/IBIDEN CO LTD) of 11.08.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T068408.20110811
- Date of decision
- 11 August 2011
- Case number
- T 0684/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03795441.9
- IPC class
- B01D 39/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Honeycomb Structure
- Applicant name
- IBIDEN CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no) - all requests
Novelty (yes) - all requests
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary request 1 (no) - obvious alternative - auxiliary request 2 (yes) - improvement - technical solution not derivable from prior art - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0656/90
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the claims of the second auxiliary request, filed during the oral proceedings, and a description to be adapted.